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Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Otter Creek (Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
92
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
92
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
70
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
54
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Otter Creek (Edgecombe County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Otter Creek (Edgecombe County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1770Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Otter Creek (Edgecombe County)
8 Species
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes (Drury, 1770)⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Otter Creek (Edgecombe County)
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov